Waimea (N.Z.),298Waitemata (N.Z.),290,294Waiwera (N.Z.),292Walcot, John, Cork Water Club, 1760,100Wales, Prince of, names and dates of yachts owned by him,17;his 'Britannia' competes with 'Navahoe,' for Gold Challenge Cup of R.V.Y.C.,43;his 'Belle Lurette,'54;Commodore of R.T.Y.C.,173;enthusiasm evoked by 'Britannia,'349Walford, Mr., R.P.C.Y.C.,64Walker, Mr., his 'Bella,'81'Wanderer' (9-tonner),210,213'Wanderer' (187 tons), American schooner,249,253,258'Wanderer,' steam yacht,16Wanhill, Mr.,172'Wasp' (46-footer),266,267Water Wag Association, institution of the,147'Water Wags' and Mermaids of Dublin Bay,146-151'Water Witch,' R.T.Y.C.,169Waterbury, J. M., N.Y.Y.C.,240,242,245,246Waterhouse & Chesebro,275Waterman, Mr., designer of 'Mosquito,'78'Waterwitch' (331 tons), brig, Earl of Belfast's,324Watkins, A., yacht designer,176Watson, G. L., designer,17,53,57,176,309,312,337,340,349,351,402,418'Wave' (15 tons),77,81'Wave' (25 feet),57'Wave,' John C. Stevens's,238'Wavecrest' (35 tons), yawl,112,113'Waveney' (Norfolk barge),192,197Waveney, river,204,205,220Webb & Allen, Messrs., American boat-builders,238Webb, Beavor, builder of 'Kate,'52'Wee Winn,' fin-keel boat,269Weir, David, of Partick, his 1-rater half-model,180Weld, Joseph, owner of 'Alarm,' R.Y.S., 1830,12,326Wellington (N.Z.), First Class Championship yacht race at,291,296,297Welshe, Sir G., R.Y.S., 1815,10'Wendur' (43 tons),45,69,334'Wenona,' fin-keel boat,268,269West, J. R., R.P.C.Y.C.,57,66West, T. B. C.,45,69,96,334Westport (N.Z.),298Wetmore & Holbrook,238Weymouth,346Whangaroa (N.Z.),289Wheatley, Col., R.Y.S. 1815,10Wherries, Norfolk,195'Whirlwind' (77-ton), yawl,122White Island (N.Z.),295White, J., builder of 'Latona,'69'White Slave,'329,330,337Wicklow,148'Widgeon' (24 tons), R.T.Y.C.,171'Widgeon' (105 tons), American schooner,252Wildy, A. G., R.P.C.Y.C.,64Wilkes, Hamilton, N.Y.Y.C.,240;his 'Spray,'204,242;part owner of 'America,'246Wilkinson, A. O., owner of 'Phantom,'68,69William IV., gives a cup to R.Y.S.,11;patron of the R.N.Y.C.,76;of the R.T.Y.C.,169;death of,170Williams, Lawrence Faulkes,280Wilson, Adrian, his improvements in duck and yarn,273Wilson, Mr., part owner of 'Ida,'98Wilson & Griffen, sailmakers,402Wilson & Silsby, sailmakers, Boston (U.S.),273,274,402Winde & Clinckard, boat-builders, New York,243'Windfall,'330'Windsor Castle,' 1854,7Winsor, T. G. F., hon. sec. R.C.Y.C., Erith,178Winteringham, Mr., yacht-designer, New York,275Wood, N., his 'Corinne,'68Woodbastwick Broad,199'Woodcock' (10-rater),351'Wren,' Miss Foley's,52Wroxham,192,197,198,199,222,223,225Wroxham Broad,199,222,223Wylie, Robert,93,177,351
Waimea (N.Z.),298
Waitemata (N.Z.),290,294
Waiwera (N.Z.),292
Walcot, John, Cork Water Club, 1760,100
Wales, Prince of, names and dates of yachts owned by him,17;his 'Britannia' competes with 'Navahoe,' for Gold Challenge Cup of R.V.Y.C.,43;his 'Belle Lurette,'54;Commodore of R.T.Y.C.,173;enthusiasm evoked by 'Britannia,'349
Walford, Mr., R.P.C.Y.C.,64
Walker, Mr., his 'Bella,'81
'Wanderer' (9-tonner),210,213
'Wanderer' (187 tons), American schooner,249,253,258
'Wanderer,' steam yacht,16
Wanhill, Mr.,172
'Wasp' (46-footer),266,267
Water Wag Association, institution of the,147
'Water Wags' and Mermaids of Dublin Bay,146-151
'Water Witch,' R.T.Y.C.,169
Waterbury, J. M., N.Y.Y.C.,240,242,245,246
Waterhouse & Chesebro,275
Waterman, Mr., designer of 'Mosquito,'78
'Waterwitch' (331 tons), brig, Earl of Belfast's,324
Watkins, A., yacht designer,176
Watson, G. L., designer,17,53,57,176,309,312,337,340,349,351,402,418
'Wave' (15 tons),77,81
'Wave' (25 feet),57
'Wave,' John C. Stevens's,238
'Wavecrest' (35 tons), yawl,112,113
'Waveney' (Norfolk barge),192,197
Waveney, river,204,205,220
Webb & Allen, Messrs., American boat-builders,238
Webb, Beavor, builder of 'Kate,'52
'Wee Winn,' fin-keel boat,269
Weir, David, of Partick, his 1-rater half-model,180
Weld, Joseph, owner of 'Alarm,' R.Y.S., 1830,12,326
Wellington (N.Z.), First Class Championship yacht race at,291,296,297
Welshe, Sir G., R.Y.S., 1815,10
'Wendur' (43 tons),45,69,334
'Wenona,' fin-keel boat,268,269
West, J. R., R.P.C.Y.C.,57,66
West, T. B. C.,45,69,96,334
Westport (N.Z.),298
Wetmore & Holbrook,238
Weymouth,346
Whangaroa (N.Z.),289
Wheatley, Col., R.Y.S. 1815,10
Wherries, Norfolk,195
'Whirlwind' (77-ton), yawl,122
White Island (N.Z.),295
White, J., builder of 'Latona,'69
'White Slave,'329,330,337
Wicklow,148
'Widgeon' (24 tons), R.T.Y.C.,171
'Widgeon' (105 tons), American schooner,252
Wildy, A. G., R.P.C.Y.C.,64
Wilkes, Hamilton, N.Y.Y.C.,240;his 'Spray,'204,242;part owner of 'America,'246
Wilkinson, A. O., owner of 'Phantom,'68,69
William IV., gives a cup to R.Y.S.,11;patron of the R.N.Y.C.,76;of the R.T.Y.C.,169;death of,170
Williams, Lawrence Faulkes,280
Wilson, Adrian, his improvements in duck and yarn,273
Wilson, Mr., part owner of 'Ida,'98
Wilson & Griffen, sailmakers,402
Wilson & Silsby, sailmakers, Boston (U.S.),273,274,402
Winde & Clinckard, boat-builders, New York,243
'Windfall,'330
'Windsor Castle,' 1854,7
Winsor, T. G. F., hon. sec. R.C.Y.C., Erith,178
Winteringham, Mr., yacht-designer, New York,275
Wood, N., his 'Corinne,'68
Woodbastwick Broad,199
'Woodcock' (10-rater),351
'Wren,' Miss Foley's,52
Wroxham,192,197,198,199,222,223,225
Wroxham Broad,199,222,223
Wylie, Robert,93,177,351
'Xarifa,' schooner, 1835,13'Xema' (35 tons),111-114
'Xarifa,' schooner, 1835,13
'Xema' (35 tons),111-114
Y.R.A. rule of measurement by length and sail-area,93Yacht racing in 1893,349;decline in 10- and 40-raters,350;20-raters,351;10-raters,351;23-footers,351;5-raters,351;2½-raters,351;1-raters,351;review of big-cutter contests,352-396;records of 40-raters,396;of 20-raters,397'Yarana' (72 tons),63Yare, river,192,204,205,221,222Yare Sailing Club,217;rating classes,217;regatta,221Yarmouth,192,196,198,204,220,222,223,225York, Duke of, Admiral of the Royal London Y.C.,179York, Duke of, loses a sailing match to Charles II., 1661,2York, William (treasurer R. Clyde Y.C.),83,88,92'Yseult' (10-tonner),330'Yum-Yum' (30 feet),60
Y.R.A. rule of measurement by length and sail-area,93
Yacht racing in 1893,349;decline in 10- and 40-raters,350;20-raters,351;10-raters,351;23-footers,351;5-raters,351;2½-raters,351;1-raters,351;review of big-cutter contests,352-396;records of 40-raters,396;of 20-raters,397
'Yarana' (72 tons),63
Yare, river,192,204,205,221,222
Yare Sailing Club,217;rating classes,217;regatta,221
Yarmouth,192,196,198,204,220,222,223,225
York, Duke of, Admiral of the Royal London Y.C.,179
York, Duke of, loses a sailing match to Charles II., 1661,2
York, William (treasurer R. Clyde Y.C.),83,88,92
'Yseult' (10-tonner),330
'Yum-Yum' (30 feet),60
'Zampa,' American yacht,258'Zenobia' (38 tons), Prince of Wales's,17'Zephyr,'50,174'Zinita' (20-rater),351;record for the season 1893,398'Zoe,' C. Johnson's,50'Zouave,' American yacht,249Zymine, compound, for yacht voyages,139
'Zampa,' American yacht,258
'Zenobia' (38 tons), Prince of Wales's,17
'Zephyr,'50,174
'Zinita' (20-rater),351;record for the season 1893,398
'Zoe,' C. Johnson's,50
'Zouave,' American yacht,249
Zymine, compound, for yacht voyages,139
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Footnotes1: Sloane MSS., Brit. Mus., and model sent to, and deposited by, Petty in Wadham College.2: Described by Lord Brassey, in his chapter on Ocean Cruising, Vol. I.3: The first celebrated cutter by Fife of Fairlie was 'Lamlash,' 1814.4:Public Advertiser, June 1, 1775.5: The cup of 1775 was destroyed in a fire.Morning Herald, June 23, 1781.6:Morning Post, July 10, 1775.7: This cup is in the possession of the Taylor family, as are those won in 1776 and 1782.8:Morning Post, July 26, 1782.9:Morning Chronicle, May 5, 1781.10:Morning Herald, June 27, 1781.11: There is a print of the start for the 1782 match at the R.T.Y.C.12:Times, August 9, 1886.13:Public Advertiser, August 25, 1784.14:Morning Post, July 5, 1786.15:Morning Chronicle, July 19, 1786.16:Public Advertiser, June 7, 1788.17:Star, June 13, 1791.18:Times, July 23, 1795.19:Star, August 15, 1797.20: George IV.21:Morning Advertiser, July 18, 1823;Sporting Magazine, July, 1823;Morning Chronicle, July 19, 1823;Globe, July 18, 1823;Public Ledger, July 19, 1823.22:Globe, August 5, 1823.23: SeeFriesland Meres in a Norfolk Wherry.24: Though the subject is so ably treated by Mr. Herreshoff in the previous chapter, the Editors, recognising the extraordinary importance of these races, have thought well to include a detailed description of events kindly furnished by a prominent English yachtsman.
1: Sloane MSS., Brit. Mus., and model sent to, and deposited by, Petty in Wadham College.
2: Described by Lord Brassey, in his chapter on Ocean Cruising, Vol. I.
3: The first celebrated cutter by Fife of Fairlie was 'Lamlash,' 1814.
4:Public Advertiser, June 1, 1775.
5: The cup of 1775 was destroyed in a fire.Morning Herald, June 23, 1781.
6:Morning Post, July 10, 1775.
7: This cup is in the possession of the Taylor family, as are those won in 1776 and 1782.
8:Morning Post, July 26, 1782.
9:Morning Chronicle, May 5, 1781.
10:Morning Herald, June 27, 1781.
11: There is a print of the start for the 1782 match at the R.T.Y.C.
12:Times, August 9, 1886.
13:Public Advertiser, August 25, 1784.
14:Morning Post, July 5, 1786.
15:Morning Chronicle, July 19, 1786.
16:Public Advertiser, June 7, 1788.
17:Star, June 13, 1791.
18:Times, July 23, 1795.
19:Star, August 15, 1797.
20: George IV.
21:Morning Advertiser, July 18, 1823;Sporting Magazine, July, 1823;Morning Chronicle, July 19, 1823;Globe, July 18, 1823;Public Ledger, July 19, 1823.
22:Globe, August 5, 1823.
23: SeeFriesland Meres in a Norfolk Wherry.
24: Though the subject is so ably treated by Mr. Herreshoff in the previous chapter, the Editors, recognising the extraordinary importance of these races, have thought well to include a detailed description of events kindly furnished by a prominent English yachtsman.